Today marks the 90th Anniversary of the Death of Queen Astrid of Belgium, who died in a tragic car crash on this day in 1935! The Swedish Princess who became the beloved Belgian Queen and soon tragically died, Queen Astrid had some spectacular jewels including this Emerald and Diamond Necklace Tiara!
The Death of Queen Augusta Victoria of Portugal in 1966
[Queen Augusta Victoria’s Tiaras | Portuguese Royal Tiaras]
The Death of Queen Astrid of Belgium in 1935
[Nine Provinces Tiara | Queen Elisabeth’s Diamond Bandeau | Emerald Tiara | Queen Astrid’s Emeralds | Emerald Peacock Tiara | Emerald Earrings]
The Death of Nancy Leeds, Princess Anastasia of Greece in 1923
[Princess Anastasia of Greece’s Cartier Tiara | Diamond Bandeau Tiara]
The Birth of Lady Diana Cooper, Viscountess Norwich in 1892
The Wedding of King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway in 1968
King Harald and Queen Sonja’s 50th Anniversary in 2018 | King Harald and Queen Sonja’s Silver Anniversary in 1993 | Silver Anniversary Cruise
King Harald and Queen Sonja’s Silver Wedding Anniversary in 1993
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry visit White Garden at Kensington Palace in 2017
The Funeral of Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent in 1968
Royal Guests at the Wedding of King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway
Happy Birthday to Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark, who turns 45 today! Princess Tatiana often wore the Antique Corsage Tiara but borrowed the striking Bulgari Modern Diamond Fringe Tiara for the Wedding of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden a decade ago!
The 26th Birthday of Count Nikolai of Monpezat
The 45th Birthday of Princess Tatiana of Greece
[Antique Corsage Tiara | Bulgari Modern Diamond Fringe Tiara | Wedding Earrings | Queen Ingrid’s Seed Pearl Brooch]
The Death of Prince William of Gloucester in 1972
The Death of King Boris III of Bulgaria in 1943
The 6th Birthday of Princess Tatiana Radziwiłł
[Diamond Tiara | Cartier Pearl and Diamond Bandeau]
The Birth of Stéphanie de Beauharnais, Grand Duchess of Baden in 1789
[Hohenzollern Sapphire Parure]
The Wedding of Prince Hassan of Jordan in 1968
[Vladimir Tiara | Vladimir Sapphire Kokoshnik | Vladimir Fringe Tiara | Vladimir Emerald Necklace | Vladimir Ruby Kokoshnik | Diamond Rivière | Vladimir Pearl Earrings | Vladimir Emerald Brooch | Emerald Earrings | Sapphire Earrings | Girandole Earrings | Bow Brooch]
The French State Visit to Denmark in 2018
Princess Elisabeth departs for College in 2018
Prince Nikolai’s 18th birthday Dinner in 2017
King Harald and Queen Sonja’s Silver Wedding Anniversary in 1993
Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the Death of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, who was assassinated on this day in 1975! The descendent of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba who was exiled during WWII and became the world’s longest serving Head of State before being deposed by a Soviet-backed coup and assassinated, Emperor Haile Selassie awarded the historic Imperial Ethiopian Orders to Foreign Royalty and Heads of State during his illustrious reign! Continue reading
The Dutch Royal Family celebrated the Wedding of Prince Pieter-Christiaan of Orange-Nassau and Anita van Eijk at the Grote of St. Jeroenskerk in Noordwijk on this day in 2005, 20 years ago, following a Civil Ceremony at the Het Loo Palace in Apeldoorn.
The Death of Earl Mountbatten of Burma in 1979
[Mountbatten: Death of a Royal]
The Death of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia in 1975
The Death of Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent in 1968
[Cambridge Sapphire Parure | Kent Festoon Tiara | Kent City of London Fringe Tiara | Kent Pearl Bandeau | Diamond Girandole Earrings | Diamond Circle Earrings | Vladimir Pearl Earrings | Diamond Bow Brooch | Empress Maria Feodrovna’s Sapphire Brooch | Art Deco Brooch | Cartier Sapphire Clips | Diamond Daisy Brooches | Cartier Flower Brooch | Emerald Brooch | Pearl Earrings | Vladimir Fringe Tiara | The Jewels of Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent]
The Death of Princess Mafalda of Savoy, Landgravine of Hesse in 1944
[Hesse Ears of Wheat Tiara | Hesse Amethyst Tiara | Hesse Emerald Tiara]
The 92nd Birthday of Lady Antonia Fraser
The Wedding of Baroness Julia von Perfall in 2016
The Wedding of the Prince of Prussia and Princess Sophie of Isenburg in 2011
The Wedding of Prince Pieter-Christiaan of Orange-Nassau in 2005
The Wedding Ball of the Prince of Prussia and Princess Sophie of Isenburg in 2011
Sad news from last weekend! Princess Dorothea of Hesse, Princess of Windish-Grätz has passed away at the age of 91. The niece of the Duke of Edinburgh, and the oldest surviving cousin of King Charles III, had married Prince Friedrich Karl of Windisch-Grätz in 1959.
The 37th Birthday of Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este
The 63rd Birthday of Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco
The 81st Birthday of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
The Birth of Prince Albert, Prince Consort in 1819
[Prince Albert’s Jewels | Prince Albert’s Sapphire Brooch | Queen Victoria’s Emerald Tiara | Queen Victoria’s Oriental Circlet Tiara | Queen Victoria’s Sapphire Coronet | Queen Victoria’s Strawberry Leaf Tiara | Empress Frederick’s Shell Tiara | Hesse Strawberry Leaf Tiara]
The Wedding of Archduke Joseph Albrecht of Austria and Countess Sophie von Schaesberg in 2023
The Christening of Prince Gustav Albrecht zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg in 2023
The Swedish State Visit to Finland in 2003
Royal Holiday at Fredensborg Palace in 1891
Today marks the 30th Anniversary of the Death of Princess Chichibu of Japan, who passed away on this day in 1995! The British-born Japanese aristocrat who married a Prince, became a popular and widely regarded royal diplomat and the beloved aunt of Emperor Akihito, Princess Chichibu’s most spectacular jewel was her Diamond Honeysuckle Tiara!
The Death of Princess Margareta of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg in 2005
The Death of Princess Chichibu of Japan in 1995
[Diamond Honeysuckle Tiara | Princess Chichibu’s Pearl Tiara | Pearl Necklace]
The Death of Prince George, Duke of Kent in 1942
[Princess Marina’s Cartier Flower Brooch | Conspiracy or Confusion: The Duke of Kent Crash]
The Wedding Ceremony of Princess Afzan of Pahang in 2024
The Wedding of Countess Camilla of Rosenborg in 2018
The Wedding of Prince Nikolaos of Greece in 2010
The Wedding of Crown Prince Haakon of Norway in 2001
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit’s 50th Birthday in 2023
The Prince and Princess of Wales, Princess Royal and Sir Tim, and the Duke and the Duchess of Edinburgh joined King Charles III and Queen Camilla for the annual Sunday Service at Crathie Kirk near Balmoral Castle on August 24th, during their annual stay on the Balmoral Estate in the Scottish Highlands.
Royal Guests and Relatives are set to join the Princely Family of Liechtenstein to celebrate the Wedding of Princess Marie Caroline of Liechtenstein and Leopoldo Maduro Vollmer at Vaduz Cathedral on August 30th.
The Death of Princess Dorothea of Hesse, Princess of Windish-Grätz in 2025
The 30th Birthday of Lady Amelia Windsor
The Death of Eileen, Duchess of Sutherland in 1943
[Belle Epoque Diamond Tiara | Sutherland Diamond Rivière | Diamond and Pearl Earrings]
Wedding Gala of Crown Prince Haakon of Norway in 2001
Royal Holiday at Balmoral in 1991
The Official Portraits of the Danish Royal Family in 1964
Today marks the 80th Anniversary of the Death of Crown Princess Stéphanie of Austria, who died on this day in 1945! The Belgian Princess who married the Austrian Heir that committed suicide with his mistress, and later married a Hungarian Prince, not much is known about the jewels of the Crown Princess except this striking Chaumet Diamond Tiara!
The 74th Birthday of Queen Noor of Jordan
[Queen Noor’s Diamond Tiara | Chaumet Talhouët Tiara | Sapphire Brooch]
The Death of Crown Princess Stéphanie of Austria in 1945
The Birth of Queen Marie Henriette of Belgium in 1836
[Queen Marie Henriette’s Pearl Tiara]
The Wedding Ceremony of Princess Afzan of Pahang in 2024
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary in the Faroe Islands in 2018
The Danish Royal Family at Fredensborg Palace in 1964
The Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince William, and Prince Harry joined the Spanish and Greek Royal Families on board the Spanish Royal Yacht ‘Fortuna’ in Palma de Mallorca on this day in 1990, 35 years ago, on the last of their four annual Holidays to Spain!
The 53rd Birthday of Archduchess Eilika of Austria
[Archduchess Eilika’s Aquamarine Pendant]
The Death of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh in 1948
[Princess Sophia Duleep Singh’s Tikka]
The Birth of Princess Xenia Georgievna of Russia in 1903
The Wedding of Princess Afzan of Pahang in 2024
The Funeral of Princess Christina of The Netherlands in 2019
Royal Charity Clay Pigeon Shoot in 1982
Danish Royal Family in Africa in 1970
Royal Cruise on Agamemnon in 1954
The Royal Cruise Agamemnon in 1954
Today marks the 95th Anniversary of the birth of the late Princess Margaret, who was born on this day in 1930! As one of the leading members of the Royal Family for over five decades, the late Princess had a huge collection of jewellery, which included her iconic Poltimore Tiara!
The Death of Princess Dina Abdul-Hamid of Jordan in 2019
The 62nd Birthday of King Mohammed VI of Morocco
The Birth of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon in 1930
[Poltimore Tiara | Turquoise Parure | Cartier Halo Tiara | Lotus Flower Tiara | Snowdon Floral Tiara | Queen Mary’s Diamond Lozenge Bandeau | Teck Diamond Hoop Necklace | Diamond Earrings | Ruby Earrings | Emerald Earrings | Pearl Earrings | Sapphire Earrings | Diamond Star Earrings | Diamond Fleur-de-Lys Brooch | Princess Margaret’s Tiaras]
The Birth of Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II of Jaipur in 1912
The Birth of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria in 1858
